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(FromL) Judges Elianne van Rens, Henry Stone House and Sijbrand Wreath talk before rendering the verdict in the criminal case against populist Dutch MP Geert Wilders of the Party for Freedom (PVV), at Schiphol, Badhoevedorp, in the Netherlands, on December 9, 2016.
Populist Dutch MP Geert Wilders will learn his fate December 9, 2016 when judges hand down their verdict in his closely watched hate speech trial, just over three months ahead of crucial parliamentary elections. Prosecutors are seeking a 5,000-euro ($5,300) fine for the firebrand politician, who faces charges of insulting a racial group and inciting racial hatred after comments he made about Moroccans living in the Netherlands. Wilders, 53, whose far-right Freedom Party (PVV) is spearheading polls ahead of a crunch vote on March 15, told AFP on Thursday he won't be present at the high security courthouse near Schiphol airport. / AFP PHOTO / ANP / Sander Koning / Netherlands OUTSANDER KONING/AFP/Getty Images